Are you on a roll? Are you a shining star early in life and your future looks very bright and promising? Well, I am very happy for you and I wish it continues forever. Because, when young, some of us did not build enough…

Lull Not Peace It is in lull not in calm. Its inhabitants are tongue-tied. It is now the Valley of dead and gone. It is the Valley of Kashmir, sieged by cruel occupiers. Often in reverie, I recall, its lush green terrain.…

I am an educationist, women's rights and interfaith harmony builder in Pakistan. When I was 13 I had to face religious discrimination in my school for my Christian faith therefor I left the school and made my own school in…

Concentration Camp called Kashmir Sumera B. Reshi A few months ago, I read about the atrocities of the Nazi regime that during the first six years of their tenure how Hitler and his cohorts detained thousands of Germans and…

This pain sucked all my blood. This pain parched all my tears. Deep, profound and cavernous pain. Strange, weird and unexpected pain. Baffling, mysterious and unresolved pain. Never did I witness such a pain. It is something…

I Reject Forced Occupation of Kashmir. I am in chains, I have been locked. I am Gaza, I am Kashmir. My days are dark, my nights horrific. My sunshine is dim, my rain poisonous. My happiness has been grilled, my people…

I WISH, I CAN... My nights are lonely, bizarre and horrible. I don’t know what shall be next. Never have I been so desperate as I am now. My people are locked like a dump flock of sheep. As if even the wind stopped to travel…

When I was on that stage of being "broken" I tumbled across the book by Iyanla Vanzant "In the meantime" and my understanding and motivation was that, being in the meantime? According to author and inspirational means being…

One of the Sustainable Development goals outlined by the United Nations is education, and stipulates that each country should avail opportunities and resources for provision of education to its citizens. Through education, a…

"The death of a beloved is an amputation.—C. S. Lewis" Being a parent and mostly a mother who carries a baby for the whole 9 month and goes through labour pains, that pain cannot be described BUT in the end it is the fruit…

HelpAge USA CEO Kate Bunting attended Women Deliver’s 5th Global Conference on gender equality and women's rights in Vancouver, Canada from June 3 to June 6. Women Deliver is a leading global advocate for the different…

Helton Fellowships provide financial assistance in the form of "micro-grants" for law students and young professionals to pursue field work and research on significant issues involving international law, human…

Sometimes I am teased because I have so many dreams and visions. But this is who I am. Setting aside visioning and dream time for me is like drinking water. It nurtures me and keeps my spirit alive. I believe that part of…

I delayed justice for myself for eight long years by keeping quiet about my injuries from the man who had vowed to protect me in the church in attendance of close to a thousand people of our congregation. What kept me away…

A few months after I set foot into activism, I wrote to a very close friend and asked if they would be willing to support me in my work against gender-based violence. The email I sent my friend was lengthy, and described my…

A few months after I set foot into activism, I wrote to a very close friend and asked if they would be willing to support me in my work against gender-based violence. The email I sent my friend was lengthy, and described my…

There is hope for everyone! It was somewhere in the 90's, that I got to understood clearly the interpretation of this word "AIDS". It was a very sensitive word to use then! You have to be very careful with how you used it.…

Gender equality has been the biggest issue for a very long time. In most of the countries, still, people are not being able to get their rights and freedoms just because of their gender. Mostly, when we talk about gender…

Women’s Economic Security: A need of the hour The last few years have seen India become the fastest growing major economy in the entire world and subsequently has experienced rapid growth and overall development in many…

With all this talk day in and night out of god-like children getting torn to shreds in their formative years. With all this hullabaloo in the media and on walls of public urinals those scavengers carefully wash their hands…

Save the Boy Child- Save the Girls It is an unfortunate truism that sexual harassment and assault remains a widespread problem. Innumerous measures have been undertaken to effectively address it. More police officers are…

A Formal Invitation to #NotAllMen Imagine a group of 10 people. Now, there is an issue that 5 of them are going through. This issue that seems to trouble them has been the topic of discussion for a very long time and they…